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Oct 16, 2017
Rising Star: Lori Fernald Khamala lives her passion
(Greensboro News & Record)
AFSC's Lori Fernald Khamala is named the Greensboro News & Record's 'Rising Star' for 2017!
Oct 16, 2017
Can impact investing help promote peace between Israelis and Palestinians?
(Financial Times)
Socially responsible investors use economic activism to stand up to injustices.
Oct 13, 2017
How the United States Makes Migrants ‘Pay’ for Their Crimes—and Then Moves to Deport Them
(Rewire)
Ingrid Encalada Latorre has spend thousands of dollars in an effort to stay in the country with her family. ICE is making her leave anyway.
Oct 12, 2017
Trump, Korea, the Ban, & Where Hope Lies
(InterPress News Service)
As the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons wins a Nobel Prize, the threat of nuclear war is escalating.
Oct 12, 2017
Bringing peace to Myanmar and North Korea
(Wiltshire Times)
AFSC's Lucy Roberts speaks about peace and diplomacy.
Oct 12, 2017
Dover asks feds not to deport local Indonesians in country illegally
(Union Leader)
New Hampshire city leaders will ask the Trump administration to reverse a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy threatening dozens of local Indonesian families with deportation.
Oct 11, 2017
City Council reaffirms commitment to immigrants
(Fosters Daily Democrat)
The Dover City Council received a standing ovation after it unanimously passed a resolution “reaffirming the city of Dover’s commitment to immigration and cultural diversity.”
Oct 11, 2017
Newark and 25 Cities Around The World To Create A Global Traveling Exhibit On Immigration and Climate Justice
(New Jersey Stage)
An international coalition of universities, issue organizations, and public spaces, will gather in Newark to launch a global traveling exhibition on immigration and climate justice.
Oct 11, 2017
Rahm Emanuel Wants $95 Million for a New Police Facility. Chicago Activists Have Other Ideas.
(In These Times)
Organizers with the #NoCopAcademy campaign are taking to the phones, streets and trains to get out their message that Chicago communities need more resources, not more cops.
Oct 11, 2017
Teenage Girl is Strip-Searched by U.S. Customs Officials During a Pat Down
(Latina Magazine)
A San Diego father is seeking justice after his 16-year-old daughter was strip-searched by CBP officers.
Oct 10, 2017
Advocates: Des Moines' immigration proclamation is 'empty promise'
(Des Moines Register)
The Des Moines City Council approved a proclamation about inclusivity, but it lacks the concrete provisions advocates had been asking for.
Oct 9, 2017
Trump's demands on 'Dreamers' are a non-starter, immigration advocates say
(NorthJersey.com)
Young immigrants speak out against President Trump's anti-immigrant wish list.
Oct 9, 2017
Opening More Channels in US-North Korea Relations
(LobeLog)
The 'humanitarian channel' is an overlooked avenue for positive engagement between the U.S. and North Korea.
Oct 7, 2017
Afghanistan, the Endless War and Our Torn Flag
(Truthout)
AFSC's Joseph Gerson reflects on U.S. militarism and the escalation of militarism under the Trump Administration.
Oct 5, 2017
"I Won't Back Down" - Guns, Trump and School Consolidation
(West Virginia Public Radio)
Front Porch Forum looks at guns and education in West Virginia.
Oct 5, 2017
Policía de migración detiene a quinientos indocumentados en EEUU
(HispanTV)
Quinientos de inmigrantes indocumentados fueron detenidos por la Agencia de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) en EE.UU.
Oct 4, 2017
Father demands changes after border search claims
(CBS8)
A San Diego father is furious after U.S. Customs officers at the border strip-searched his daughter.
Oct 4, 2017
Family says teen's rights violated in strip search at San Ysidro port of entry
(San Diego Union Tribune)
A 16-year-old San Diego resident's rights were violated last month during a strip search by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Ysidro Port of Entry.
Oct 4, 2017
16-year-old girl's family claims she was strip searched at the San Ysidro border crossing
(ABC10)
The family of a 16-year-old girl says she was strip searched by Customs and Border Protection officers without her parents' consent.
Oct 4, 2017
ICE protesters march in DC after controversial arrests
(Fox 5)
AFSC's Kathryn Johnson explains why DC residents are protesting ICE raids and inaction from the Mayor's office.
Oct 4, 2017
Iowa Sisters Thrive Under DACA, Prepare for Its Loss
(Iowa Public Radio)
Roughly 2800 immigrants living in Iowa who were brought to the U.S. as children are now participating in the DACA program.
Oct 3, 2017
As wall prototypes go up, DHS report says sneaking across southwest border now harder than 'ever before'
(San Diego Union Tribune)
The report underscores the contradiction between what the Administration is saying about the border and the facts on the ground.
Oct 3, 2017
DACA renewal deadline looms for thousands in NJ
(NJTV News)
After the Trump Administration rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, people are rushing to renew their applications.
Oct 2, 2017
Some Iowa DACA Recipients Are Having Trouble Paying Renewal Fee By Deadline
(Iowa Public Radio)
The deadline to submit renewal applications for the DACA program is Thursday, but some are struggling to afford the application fee.
Oct 1, 2017
Piden no “enviar a la muerte” a tres inmigrantes refugiados en iglesias ‘santuario’ de Carolina del Norte
(Mundo Hispanico)
Vestidas de luto, en memoria de quienes fueron asesinados tras ser deportados a sus países, decenas de personas se manifestaron de Carolina del Norte, a favor de tres inmigrantes que se encuentran refugiados en iglesias ‘santuario’ para evadir su deportación.

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